Banquet Decorating Ideas  

I love the beach idea! I think it's genius and appreciate how you incorporated my avatar into your response. I love the beach even though I don't live anywhere near one - LOL. I think that's exactly what I'm going to do no matter what I decide on my theme...I'm going to incorporate the beach into whatever I decide to do because I love it so much, and of course, I want my table to be "me," if you know what I mean. Thanks for the great idea! I'm definitely going to be using some leftover items from my wedding as well because one of my colors was a teal shade, which is perfect for the beach...as in, the color of the water or something. Now the fun part is going to be finding a store that sells sand and shells - LOL! Any ideas? This would be a great time to visit Florida. It'll be an interesting task since I live in Michigan. I'm so excited about my table now! This is going to be such a blast. I will definitely need to send you pictures when my table is complete! Thanks so much, Kathy!

Thank you for the best response! Thank you, also for the nice things you said here. I appreciate that very much. I didn't know for sure if my ideas were that great or not but I'm really glad you liked them. I also like southwestern themes because I'm into the cowboy way of life and horses. As I said earlier, I also like Indian stuff. Those are some ideas, too, if you like that sort of thing. Kathy.

I forgot that the theme is "a Moment in time". Sorry about that. If you have ever been to the north or southwest, this might be a good idea, too. Kathy.

Kathy, thanks again for your response and comments. I know this discussion is a bit older, but I just wanted to fill you in on what went on at the banquet! I decided (thanks to your great suggestions!) to go with the beach theme, kind of like I wanted to incorporate when we decorated for my wedding and reception a couple years ago. I'll have to see if a family member has pictures of my banquet table so I can show you. The theme of my table was the poem Footprints because the last line of the poem says, "That was the moment I carried you" (or something to that effect), and I just love that poem! For my favors, I used a message in the bottle, the message itself being a rolled up copy of the poem. I also put a little Bath & Body Works hand sanitizer in there for the ladies and some sand and shells to make it go with the theme. The middle of the table had sand, candles, and shells. It turned out so cute. My friend even let me borrow her daughter's little Barbie doll so I could put footprints in my sand! It was really neat. My table didn't end up winning, but my sister's did so I was happy! (My mom, sister, and I all decorated our tables, but everyone ended up sitting together at mine, so that was really nice too!) Thanks again for your wonderful ideas!

Hey! I don't think your advice is bad at all! I really appreciate your response because it got me thinking...my family (including my mom!) will be sitting at my table. You've inspired me to do something special to incorporate my family into my table as well since this is where we will all be sitting for the banquet. I'm definitely going to be using some items from my wedding reception to decorate since a lot of them were teal, and I can use them with the whole beach theme. I want the ladies in my family to feel special, which is why I so appreciate your response in that it reminded me of the importance of incorporating them into the favors and such. Great idea - thank you!